Cotton holder



G. EZQUERRO July 7, 192-5.

COTTON HOLDER Filed Oct. 22, 1924 Patented July 7, "1925.

PATIENT OFFICE.

eU ILLEa o EzQUEaRo, o r MEXICO, Mexico.

COTTON HOLDER,

Application filed. October 22, 1924. Serial No. 745,198.

To all whom it may concern:

'Be it known that I, GUILLnRMo 1 EZQUERRO,

a citizen of Mexico, residing at Mexico city, Mexico, have invented a new and useful Cottonlrlolder, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a cotton holder and is designed primarily to protect absorblike from dust and moisent cotton and the ture, at the same time holding it where it can be easily reached when it is desired to use portions thereof.

cially useful for dentists althoughit obviously can be employed advantageously wherever small quantities of cotton are to be used from time to time.

Another object is to provide a holder or container of this character which is simple and compact in construction and which can be easily operated for the purpose of exposing a portion of the cotton Whenever desired.

IVith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds,the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction scribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment. of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device, the lid. being shown open, the closed position of the lid being indicated by broken lines.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view, the lid being removed.

F ig. 3 is a section on line 3-3, Fig. 2. Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates a container of any suitable material preferably rectangular. in cross sectional contour, this container being nounted on a suitable base 2 and being closed at the top as indicated at 3. The top of the container is provided with an outlet orifice 4 preferably surrounded by an upstanding flange 5. This flange may be surrounded by a gasket 6 of rubber or other suitable sealing material, v

A cover 7 is hing y mounted, as at 8,

The device is espe-' hereinafter d upon one.wall of the container, this cover being preferably provided with side flanges adapted, when the cover is in closed position, to extend around the upper portion of the container 1 as'is indicated by broken lines in Fig. 1. The cover is provided, at its center,.with a do1ne-like extension 9 adapted, when the cover is closed, to receive the sleeve 5. At the same time the top of the cover will rest upon the gasket 6. This is shown in Fig. 3. Subsequently moisture, dust and the like will be excluded from the orifice 4 while sufficient space will be left above the sleeve 5 and within the extension 9to receive any cotton that may be projecting from the sleeve.

A follower 10 preferably in the form of a flanged plate is slidably mounted within the container 1 and yieldingly supported by a spring 11. This follower is adapted to support the bulk material such as absorbent cotton indicated generally at C, pressing it constantly against the top of the container so that a portion will always be ready to feed through the orifice 4.

Pivotally mounted on opposed sides of the container 1 are arms 12 connected at one endby a finger plate 13. The other end of the arms are pivotally connected, as at 14, to links 15 which, in turn, are attached, as at 16, to the sides of the cover 7.

In practice the container 1 which is suitably connected detachably to the base 2 is detached from the base and the follower 10 and spring 11 removed. A quantity of absorbent cotton or the like is placed in the container after the follower 10 and the spring 11. are insertedand the container replaced in engagement with the base 2. Thus the parts will be assembled as shown in,

Fig. 3.

When it is desired to remove a small por-- tion of the cotton the operator depresses the plate 13. This will cause the cover 7 to swing to open position. A portion of the cotton can then be pulled from the orifice 4 after which, by releasing plate 13, the cover 7 will drop to closed position, thereby fully protecting that portionof the cotton left in the container.

The device is very simple and compact in construction .and it has been found in practice that by means thereof the same hand can be used for depressing and holding the plate 13 while a tweezer or any other. suitable device is being used to remove a portion of the cotton.

lVhat is claimed is e 1. The combination with a container, and a base removably engaged thereby, said container having an outlet opening,'of a spring supported follower within the container for pressing bull; material into the out-let,

a cover hingedly connected to the container and having a hollow extension, means upon the container and cooperating with the cover for sealing the outlets, said extension pro viding means for receiving bulk material projecting tl'irough the opening, and means for shifting the cover to give access to the opening.

2. The combination with a container, and a base removahly engaged thereby, said container having an outlet opening, of a spring projecting through the opening,

supported follower within the container for pressing bulk material into the outlet, a cover hingedly connected to the container and having a hollow extension, means upon the container and cooperating with the cover for sealing the outlets, said extension providing means for receiving bulk material means for shifting the cover to give access to the opening, a depressible plate, an arm movable therewith, and a connection between the arm and cover.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto ali'ixed my signature in :the presence oftwo witnesses.

GUILLERMO EZQUER-RO. Witnesses O. H. JARRETT, l

ED. CROWLEY. 

